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A promised park and ride facility that was meant to be integrated into the Marsa junction project has failed to materialise, with the consequence that future EU funds to Malta could be negatively affected, MEP candidate Peter Agius said. The Marsa project, a €70 million, seven-lane flyover project at one of the key routes to the south of Malta, was inaugurated last month and described as the “largest ever” infrastructure investment on the island. The project was part financed by the European Union, through its Cohesion Fund and Connecting Europe Facility. In the project description stat...

Government missed deadline to tap into EU COVID recovery funds, says Peter Agius The EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility could see Malta receiving up to €316 million in recovery funds, but government seems to have missed a deadline to receive a first round of funds 3 May 2021, 5:34pm by Nicole Meilak Nationalist Party MEP candidate Peter Agius warned that government has missed a deadline that would allow Malta’s National Recovery and Resilience plan to tap into €316 million in EU funds. In February this year, the European Council adopted a regulation that established a €627.5 billi...

Plans to provide free WiFi access in public areas across towns and villages risk going offline due to a failure to find a supplier in time to secure funding for the project. Correspondence seen by Times of Malta indicates that 27 local councils are roughly three months away from a key deadline to install the WiFi access points, with funding deadlines for other councils fast approaching. Fifty-four local councils in Malta and Gozo have applied for EU grants of €15,000 each to install access points in public areas, under the Wifi4EU programme. The EU-funded initiative seeks to close the digit...

Spring Is In The Air: Every Household In Malta To Receive Wildflower Seeds, Environment Minister Announces Share: Each household in Malta and Gozo is set to receive a mix of wildflower seeds as of this week, Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia has revealed today. “We’ve worked these past months so that every household on th island can receive seeds just in time for spring. Each pack will also include instructions on how to plant them and take care of the flowers,” Farrugia said. Citizens will receive seeds of indigenous flowers like sweet alyssum, common borage, camomile and poppies....

Fishing coops disagree over renewable tuna quota for small boats Malta’s two fishing cooperatives have clashed after government announced it would be renewing fishing licences for bluefin tuna, a prized export that fetches extraordinary prices 16 March 2021, 2:11pm by Karl Azzopardi Small-scale fishers who obtained their first ever tuna quota in 2019 have balked at the prospect of having to apply once again for the licence, due to the extensive investment carried out on their vessels. But other fishers say the renewable two-year licence allows a renewal of the industry by allowing in new ...